a bit of an explanation (and discussion in the comments!) here
A month’s worth of dinners:
Mon 31: Roasted vegetable stack with haloumi served on mushy peas
Sun 30: Grilled cheese on toast (home late from the coast)
Sat 29: Vegetable au gratin (by my Mum, at her place)
Fri 28: Yvette’s chickpea curry and rice
Thurs 27: Broccoli, sweet potato and pearl barley soup with toasted flatbread
Wed 26: Me: Spinach and ricotta frittata with mashed potato and peas; rest of family: sausages, mash and peas
Tues 25: Grownups: Spinach and ricotta frittata; Kids: vegemite toast (*slight grinding of teeth*)
Mon 24: Grownups: Pumpkin and goat’s cheese lasagne; Kids: penne with passata and grated cheddar
Sun 23: Pumpkin and goat’s cheese lasagne (Nigella Lawson recipe – YUM)
Sat 22: Soft boiled eggs with vegemite toast soldiers
Fri 21: Home-delivered vegetarian pizza from Crust (yes, again. Bad back-ache. Tired. A welcomed dinner solution.)
Thurs 20: Pumpkin soup with crunchy oven-baked flatbread
Wed 19: Mushroom and ricotta rigatoni bake
Tues 18: Vegetable and bean stew topped with thin sliced baked potatoes
Mon 17: Vegetable and barley soup with warm homemade rolls
Sun 16: Leftovers from BBQ with friends: vegetarian sausages, pesto orichiette, tomato risotto.
Sat 15: Kids – Rigatoni with passata and cheddar. Us – babysitter and dinner date!
Fri 14: Pumpkin and pea risotto [+Friday night dessert night: Homemade vanilla icecream!]
Thurs 13: Homemade baked beans with toast and guacamole
Wed 12: Poached asparagus, potato, eggoplant, marinated tofu, goat’s cheese salad (+ Adam cooked the kids sausages)
Tues 11: Quesadilla’s with guacamole
Mon 10: Penne with puy lentil ‘bolognaise’
Sun 9: Margherita pizza – delivered! From Crust!
Sat 8: Vegetarian moussaka with rocket and parmesan salad
Fri 7: Lemon, broccoli and basil risotto (EPIC FAIL: ended up eating leftover pumpkin soup and toast with avocado. Talked about it here)
Thurs 6: Antipasto wraps (greek pita bread with oven roasted tomatoes, fried eggplant, pickles, cheddar, rocket and hummus)
Wed 5: Pumpkin soup made with red lentils and quinoa & fresh homemade bread
Tues 4: Baked zucchini slice with a roast potato, pumpkin and sweet potato salad
Mon 3: Ratatouille with organic wholemeal pasta
Sun 2: Vegetarian handmade noodles and dumplings in Chinatown
Sat 1: Homemade roast pumpkin, pesto and goat’s cheese pizza
VEGETARIAN MEAL IDEAS!
Interested in eating more meat-free meals and looking for a bit of inspiration? Maybe one of these ideas might suit you!
- Ratatouille (serve with wholemeal pasta)
- Antipasto wraps (greek pita, roast tomatos, fried eggplant, pickles, cheddar, rocket, hummus)
- Vegetarian moussaka
- Spinach and barley dumplings (good in soup or with a sauce) (fromLaurel’s Kitchen)
- Sweetcorn fritters with rocket and roast tomatoes
- Vegetable and barley stew (potatoes on top)
- Homemade baked beans
- Bean nachos
- Stir fry vegetables with udon noodles
- Jacket roast potato with sour cream, cheese, chives and lentils
- Oodles of noodles
- Roast vegetable stack
- Fried rice
- Refried beans
- ‘Deconstructed’ salad
- Vegetable curry with rice
- Annapurna dahl bhat with rice
- Foccaccia with avocado, roast tomato, roast capsicum, roast eggplant and cheese
- Haloumi salad
- Falafel
- Potato skins with tomato salsa and sour cream
- Cous cous with roasted vegetables
- Aubergine parmigiana (from jamieoliver.com)
- Baked Cannelloni (from jamieoliver.com)
- Calzone (from jamieoliver.com)
- Quesadillas with guacamole (from jamieoliver.com)
- Arancini balls (masterchef.com.au recipes)
- Spinach and feta roll (masterchef.com.au recipes)
- Thai rice paper rolls (masterchef.com.au recipes)
- Ricotta, sundried tomatos and parsely empanadas (masterchef.com.au recipes)
- Chick pea and cous cous burgers (masterchef.com.au recipes)
- Spinach filo triangles
- Gnocchi with pesto
- Chargrilled vegetable tarts
- Vegetarian pad thai (from taste.com.au)
- Potato galette with poached egg and salad (from taste.com.au)
- Vegetarian spring rolls (from taste.com.au)
- Vegetable samosas
- Vegetarian shepherd’s pie (from Laurel’s Kitchen)
- Swedish Bean Balls (from Laurel’s Kitchen p.302)
- Vegetarian sausage casserole cooked with baked beans and sliced potato
- Chickpea and spinach curry
- Mushroom-stuffed rigatoni
- Vegie burgers
- Pumpkin and goat’s cheese lasagne (Nigella Lawson)
Homemade pizzas:
- Roast pumpkin, pesto and goats cheese pizza
- Tomato, basil and mozzarella
Risottos:
- Beetroot, basil, pinenut and fetta risotto
- Lemon, parmesan and white wine risotto
- Mushroom risotto
- Roast pumpkin and pea risotto
Egg-based:
- Boiled eggs with toast soldiers
- Mushroom quiche
- Zucchini slice
- Spinach quiche
- Vegetable frittata
- Scrambled eggs with Turkish toast and goats cheese
- Broccoli and cheese frittata
Pasta:
- Mushrooms, shallots, garlic and white wine pasta
- Ricotta, pumpkin and leek ravioli (masterchef recipes)
- Pasta primavera
- Lentil bolognaise
- Fresh tagliatelle with broccoli and cheese sauce (from Jamie at Home p32)
- Creamy tomato pasta
- Macaroni cheese
- Lasagne al forno (from Laurel’s Kitchen)
Soups:
- Pumpkin soup with red lentils + quinoa
- Creamy asparagus soup with poached egg on toast (from Jamie at Home)
- Corn chowder (from Laurel’s Kitchen)
- Pea soup (from Laurel’s Kitchen)
- Vegetable and barley soup
- Minestrone soup
- Potato and leek soup
- Mushroom soup (from jamieoliver.com)
- Tomato soup (from jamieoliver.com)